Paint by Numbers for Kids

Paint by numbers is a useful medium to keep your kids mentally active while they spend their days at home, and it is an excellent learning tool for children‘s development.

It is easy to get started for kids

Painting with a Paint by Numbers kit needs no special skills except knowing how to hold a brush and mix colors where needed. It takes the pressure off building a child’s artistic skillset. In time, the child becomes more confident in their ability and can handle more complex designs. The results will make your kid feel like an artist, but the process is relatively easy.

It’s a great way to pass time

Depending on the canvas size, you can use these Paint by Numbers Kits to keep your children entertained for a few hours at a time. This is extremely helpful during a quarantine like this, especially as our kids are easily bored at home.

Painting develops fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination

Painting by numbers allows children to practice their hand-eye coordination and builds their fine motor skills. Holding a paintbrush, swirling to mix paint, and trying to paint steadily and within the lines all help to improve these skills for children. Better hand-eye coordination increases the child’s productivity and builds their reaction times, athletic ability, and agility.

It helps develop important skills

Since working with paint by numbers requires them to focus on trivial details, it greatly helps kids develop their concentration, patience, and ability to follow instructions to come up with a finished product. The child learns how to strategize in order to get the best final product, e.g. start painting from the top to avoid smudging or get different brushes for different colors. Understanding and following sequenced instructions are applicable in every area of their lives.

Encouraging Emotional Development

Embarking on a paint by numbers is a big challenge that demands the kids’ absolute concentration. Using the number system breaks the project into manageable. This eliminates the pressure that can come with practicing art or painting. Once they complete one project, they’ll feel accomplished, which boosts their sense of responsibility and self-worth.

Perhaps the greatest benefit of this is the fact that painting provides you and your kids a great opportunity to bond and spend precious time together. Through this, you can create a memory from this period of quarantine that both you and your child can cherish and look back on once everything is back to normal. We cannot tell for sure when that will be but until then, we can fill our days with colors through the paint by numbers kits.